A good tale with more than its quota of human and animal appeal, in the story of two old codgers nursing a spite feud on neighboring farms, of a spunky orphan boy, Spike, of a horse and of harness racing. Spike's uncle has been wiped out by his rich neighbor, and Spike determines to cancel the debt. He gets his grounding in the neighbor's stables; he raises the ""phantom filly"" and wins fame and fortune.